9.  A superb lemon wood and ivory antique c. 1828 first model Piorry stethoscope with original cone.

  10.  A very fine antique Whittemore's Patent vaccinator made by Codman & Shurtleff, Boston.  The vaccinating instrument is in excellent condition and is housed in its original wood case.  To see a copy of the Amos Whittemore 1866 patent, please click here.

 11.    A very rare and important Murphy's anesthesia inhaler.  This antique chloroform inhalation apparatus was introduced in 1848 by Edward William Murphy, M.D. (1802-1877), of London.  Note the sponge chamber with simple  leather flap air intake (on the cap) and exhaust valves.  A reference from 1856 states that the inhaler was offered in brass at 6s/6d, or if plated, 12s/6d.  This example is the plated instrument.  The exact instrument is illustrated and captioned in the Weiss surgical instrument catalogue of 1863.  See Weiss 1863, pl. XLI, fig. 4.  First generation inhalers, such as this example, are exceedingly scarce instruments. 

  12.    A rare and complete c. 1850s antique autopsy set by Hernstein, New York.  The set includes all of its original instruments, some with ivory handles, and the case is rosewood.  Note the unusual and decorative Hernstein emblem in the bottom of the case.  Original post mortem sets from the time of the American Civil War are difficult to find.

  13.  A very rare c. 1770 antique tourniquet with brass frame and original leather pads and woven linen strap.  This classic Revolutionary War period tourniquet is of the pattern found in Jean-Jacques Perret, L'Art du Coutelier, Paris, 1772.  

  14.  The autograph of Reed Brockway Bontecou, Surgeon U.S. Volunteers, Harewood U.S. Army General Hospital, Washington, D.C., 5 August 1864.  Dr. Bontecou (1824-1907) was one of the foremost surgeons of the Civil War and surgeon-in-charge of U.S. Army Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C.  He is remembered, in particular, for his U.S. Army medical and surgical photographs, which are largely reproduced in the Medical and Surgical History of the Rebellion.  These are the earliest photographs to systematically document orthopedic surgery.   The document measures 4" x 8".